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Middlesbrough FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 1
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Sat 19 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Charlie Austin
Marcus Tavernier 47' Y
Y 64' Nathan Ferguson
Y 80' Jake Livermore
Jonathan Howson 84' Y
Y 90' Ahmed Hegazy

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee Darren Handley

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

9
2
3
Middlesbrough FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-02-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC 2018-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
04 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
28 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–4 L
21 Sep Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L
14 Sep Reading FC H 1–0 W
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
05 Oct Cardiff City FC H 4–2 W
01 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
28 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
22 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 4–2 W
14 Sep Fulham FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC West Bromwich Albion FC
#5 Position #21
80 Points 51
46 Played 46
22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 14 / 19
72 Scored 48
47 Conceded 58
+25 GD -10
1.74 PPG 1.11
48% Win % 28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Middlesbrough FC to score. At the same time, West Bromwich Albion FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 383 games and scored 467 goals.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' West Bromwich Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 47' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 62' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Charlie Austin is replaced by Hal Robson-Kanu.
  • 63' The whistle greets Filip Krovinovic as he departs to be replaced by Kyle Edwards.
  • 64' Nathan Ferguson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 72' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Marcus Tavernier by Ashley Fletcher on 72 minute.
  • 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hal Robson-Kanu makes it 0-1.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Howson on 84.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Marcus Browne on, George Saville off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ahmed Hegazy.
  • 90' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Jake Livermore by Ahmed Hegazy on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Britt Assombalonga 2
Daryl Dike 2
Josh Coburn 2
Daniel Ayala 2
Hayden Hackney 2
Marcus Tavernier 2
John Swift 2
George Saville 1

Head to Head

2019-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-02-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC 2018-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-10-04 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-10-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-09-21 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Reading FC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2019-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-10-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC W 2019-10-01 Leeds United FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-09-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2019-09-22 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-09-14 Fulham FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC40% Draw30% West Bromwich Albion FC30%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
70%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
60%
Middlesbrough FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC29% Draw51% West Bromwich Albion FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.3%
1 – 0
12%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.